This eccentric 'whodunit' mystery unravels through the eyes of a 15-year-old boy with Asperger's Syndrome, Christopher Boone. His everyday struggles are masterfully captured through the voice of Jeff Woodman, who takes you on a lighthearted and honest journey with the most unique perspective. This is one of my go-to Audible recommendations for listeners of all ages.

You will love this story and it will linger in your mind. The story is told through the eyes of and from within the mind of a 15 year-old boy with Asperger's Syndrome, related to or a type of autism characterized by normal intelligence, a facility with language, but difficulties with managing interpersonal relations and social interactions, including difficulty reading facial expressions. They do connect with people, but in a round-about way, as you will see in this story. These children can grow up to excel in a chosen field of learning and this boy is presented as a mathematics and physics savant. Some of his insights in the world of physics are fascinating and truly enlightening. If you love discovering new facts and figuring things out this book offers a few really fascinating discoveries, especially the boy?s explanation of why the night sky is so dark when it contains a billion billion stars. The boy lacks an ability to connect emotionally with others but you will find yourself developing an emotional connection with him, as his parents, his teacher and one of his neighbors do. Love does not always have to be reciprocal. You will love this book, the narrator, and the boy, and even the murdered dog.

The reading and the writing of this audiobook are perfectly suited for each other and absolutely delightful, clever and innocent at once. It's like having a conversation with a fresh, clear-eyed, uniquely shaped mind so engaging you don't notice you're not saying anything.

I listened to this title after finishing Chernow's Hamilton biography and found it to be just what I was looking for. The story narrated Christopher, an autistic mathematic savant, though ostensibly a detective story, becomes a journey about the meaning of love and understanding between people with great differences. Though some of the characters are a bit shallow (Christopher's mother, for instance), you come to care enough about Christopher that you barely notice.

The reader has also done a nice job. Though it takes a lot from a reader to provide a reason for listening to a novel, this production certainly does not hinder the enjoyment of the narrative.

One note of caution. The novel includes several graphics, charts, and diagrams (and a mathematical proof) that the audio book, obviously, does not. It is a good idea to stop by a book store and peruse the book so that you don't miss anything.

As an English teacher, I'm a fussy listener. This book and this wonderful reading is as good as it gets. The protagonist's purity will make you laugh, and touch you at the same time. You can't see where the plot will wind up. This one will make you want to sit in the driveway. A perfect book.

I was captivated by the first sentence and remained so throughout the book. Rarely have I felt so strongly that I was seeing the world through another's eyes. The author did a stunning job of prensenting the main character's point of view in a way that was simultaneously sympathetic, amusing and heartbreaking. The reader is absolutely amazing (also read Life of Pi)which made the narration that much more personal. This is one of my favorites so far and I am recommending it to everyone I know.

I find the reviews of this book to be at least as interesting as anything else. Just look at the complaints: “the book is boring,” ”tedious,” “inappropriate,” “tortuous listening,” “tiring,” “too weird,” too autistic? I think these reviews are a reflection of the real world and our attitudes to these, our brothers, sisters and children. How sad.

Okay, Audible you blew it. This is not a kids book.. well, wait a second... how old is a kid. And personally I know lots of kids that would not only enjoy this book but understand it better than some of the adults reviewing it here in these pages. Language? WTF language? You have to be kidding. With all that was going on in these pages that is the best you can do is comment on a few F words? How about a comment on tolerance and understanding.

Audible has its way of pulling you into unexpected stories. One day, "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time" (2003) popped up for the price of a latte. I think it's meant to be 'Young Adult', a genre I don't usually read - but it had awesome reviews. I skipped Starbucks, had black coffee at the office, and bought the book.

I'm a huge fan of Temple Grandin, the autistic author of, most recently, "The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum" (2013). Dr. Grandin thinks differently than neuro-typical people and does a great job at describing that. So does Mark Haddon in "The Curious Incident".

Christopher Boone, a brilliant mathematician hates the colors yellow and brown, and is in a 'special school' to help him lean, among other things, to understand what the expressions on people's faces mean. The book starts with Chapter 2 (on purpose, it's not an editing problem - and there's a good reason for it), when Christopher discovers Wellington, his neighbors' poodle, pitch forked to death.

Christopher is determined to solve the mystery, just like his one fictional hero, Sherlock Holmes. Christopher does, with the directness of someone with 'no filters', as well as the physical and mental pain 'no filters' for audio, visual and tactile senses causes. He is tenacious and brave - and while he doesn't say it, autistic. Like the best fiction, Haddon draws us into someone we aren't.

I know that this is Assigned Reading in a lot of English classes, and there are Themes and Meanings that are to be gleaned. I don't think Haddon meant to write an Important Book, I think he was writing a nifty story that turned out to have lessons. Enjoy the mystery first, and then worry about the message. The book quotes well - the title of this review is one.

The narration was good - I get a kick out of Jeff Woodman's English accent.

This book does an excellent job of telling a story of a young man with severe disability. The book clearly separates the difficulties of this young man's alternate perceptions of reality and mental retardation.

The workings of the human mind are complex and those of us whose minds process the world and perceive in the "normal" as in statistically normal manner are too quick to dismiss or throw away those who experience the world differently. Different working brain is not necessarily crazy or retarded, but can lead to serious difficulties for the human who is born with it.

The story was great - really gave so much insight into what a person with this kind of illness is thinking and experiencing. Makes their behavior so much more understandable. This has to be a case where the audio version is better than reading the book yourself. The narrator did a great job with expression and creating distinct characters. Each character became very real. I couldn't wait to hear each CD, yet didn't want it to end. I highly recommend.